/*
 * @(#)University.java	11/05/31
 * Copyleft 2011. All rights reversed.
 *
 * This file is part of AverageGrade.
 *
 * AverageGrade is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 * (at your option) any later version.
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 */

package net.grade.averagegrade.parse.university;

/**
 * An interface that provides basic information about a university.
 * Currently supported properties include name and short name.
 */
public interface University {

    /**
     * Gets the full name of the university. If the university
     * is located in a non-english speaking country (i.e. its
     * original name is not in english) the english name for
     * the university should be returned.
     *
     * @return The full english name of the university.
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * The short name of the university.
     *
     * @return The short name of the university.
     */
    public String getShortName();
}